Category: Hacks

Video captured on a current generation smartphone can be truly breathtaking: shooting fully stabilized 4K video at 60fps on a device that can fit in […]

Most modern smartphones look pretty much the same, with a large piece of glass on the front and any number of camera lenses on the […]

If you find yourself facing an unexpected wave of heat and your air conditioner has turned off, staying cool can be difficult. While nothing beats […]

Everyone loves efficiency: if you can simplify a task, especially a task that you need to do several times a day, your life becomes much […]

Smartphones can do so much for us on the road: navigate with GPS, play music, and act as a mobile hotspot for kids in the […]

Being able to instantly select the day of the week for a given date from your head may seem like a magic trick, but it’s […]

TikTok has a corner for every person and interest, including woodworking, but it can be hard to know what to trust. Some alleged TikTok woodworking […]

My daughter finally broke the generational curse. When I was a kid, my parents sometimes put up a tent in the backyard so we could […]

Do you have a huge heap of TBR (“for reading”)? You are not alone. There are so many great books and so little time to […]

Good news for everyone – it’s Mailbox Improvement Week! While this is sometimes promoted as an opportunity to “beautify” your mailbox (paint it, plant flowers […]

Whenever you buy something, you are already in a situation where someone is trying to sell it to you. They put in the effort to […]

“Sunday horror stories” may be cliché, but they’re also real . The fear we feel about the coming week is related to the relief we […]

If you’ve ever tried to match a paint color, buy the right light bulb for your refrigerator, or remember where you ran a drip line […]

Heating and cooling devices are getting more efficient every year, but most of us live with old devices and in leaky, old buildings or new […]

Let’s start by recognizing that just because a problem is small doesn’t mean it’s not worth solving, and I’m here to take one minor insult […]

Those little cardboard cup holders you get when you make coffee at the office are very handy for exactly what you need them for at […]

From vodka to wax paper to drying lint , many basic household items have special, secret uses. And according to multiple blogs and TikTok, olive […]

Rolling down windows seems to be the most environmentally friendly and economical way to cool off while driving. You do not need to turn on […]

In places like the airport, USB ports are kindly scattered all over the place so you can plug in your phone to charge the battery. […]

You probably learned how to tie your shoelaces as a child and haven’t thought about how to tie your shoelaces since then. But if your […]

Despite all the fancy new features that companies add to their upgraded smartphones every year, the one thing everyone really wants is better battery life. […]

We all have a few less pleasant memories of the worst containers we’ve ever had to vomit in. As a child, my parents sometimes remembered […]

There is one universal truth that we can all agree on when it comes to blankets: you have too many of them in your home. […]

If you have a snow blower, lawn mower, or other gasoline-powered device, chances are you also have a canister of gasoline to power it. But […]

Your smartphone has ruined your life. You are hopelessly addicted to an empty dopamine drip delivered by algorithms that know you better than you know […]

Almost everyone in the United States will switch from standard time to daylight saving time this coming weekend. Unfortunately, the proposal to keep us in […]

Google Magic Eraser is one of the company’s most impressive ( and one of its most hyped ) features. Who doesn’t love the ability to […]

At this point , ChatGPT hardly needs an introduction . The chatbot took the world by storm late last year and hasn’t let go since, […]

Most services are easy to sign up for. You enter some information, credit card numbers and shazam! A subscription is born. The reverse is not […]

In a moment that changed my life forever, I was standing at Target looking at toilet paper holders. I like the freestanding holder as it […]

Whether you have an iPhone or Android, your smartphone is essentially a tiny computer that can fit in your pocket. And like all computers, your […]

You are driving along the road at night, and someone flashes their headlights in your direction – maybe it quickly lights up, then flashes the […]

I’ve lived in places with snowy winters all my life and I always felt like I knew what I was doing, but then I find […]

Admit it: your photo app is a mess. Of course, it is full of incredible memories of years of parties, travels and ordinary life. It’s […]

Nothing is eternal. A shiny new appliance you buy today will be a broken piece of junk in a few years or decades. A few […]

You probably don’t think too much about chalk on a regular basis, but maybe you should. Chalk isn’t just for old-school classrooms or for kids […]

If your windshield is wet, you are using the wipers. If it’s dirty, you press a button that sprays it with this blue liquid. And […]

Pool noodles are a great summertime companion. They will help you stay afloat if you are tottering in the water or just trying to relax […]

We all want our written work to look beautiful. Whether you’re preparing a book for eventual publication, or just writing a document for colleagues or […]

Like many Internet power users, I have had a Google account for a long time. After over ten years, I ran out of free 15 […]